The Portland daily press., 1887-08-12
AS SEEN BY CANADIANS.
How Secretary whItney's Orders Are
Regarded at Halifax.
Rumor That Admiral Luce Intends
to Resign.
The Chronicles Hot Headed Article
In the officers Defence.
Especial 10 the Press.I

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HALIFAX, N. s., Aug. 1l.-Admiral Luce
with his squadron left Halifax today for Bar
Harbor. He is very much disheartened.
There is reason to believe that his reply to
Secretary Whitney's unprecedented despatch
will be the resignation of his command.
Had such q message been received by any
British Admiral or other officer. resignation
would have instantly followed. Admiral
Luce is deeply mortified at the tone Of Mr..
Whitney's despatch, and especially at the
Secretary's action in so hastily giving 1t to
the newspapers. which has necessarily de-
stroyed his prestige and influence. The feet
has sailed for Bar Harbor on the very day
that Minister Of Fisheries Foster confirms
the report that the British war ships have
been ordered to cooperate with the
Canadian cruisers In protecting the fisheries
IL the Imperial war ships render any eff
cient aid, there will be lively times in Cana
dian waters this fall. and IL ever there was
a time whensThe mere presence Of Ameri-
can war ships was needed to give moral
support to American fishermen" it Is just
now. The Chronicle this morning has an
editorial defending Admiral Luce and fero-
clolfsly attacking Secretary Whitney, whom
1t characterizes as a shyster, and says the
tone Of his despatch is low and contemplate
and that American journals who disapprove
BiathersEite M Yankee % papers, Which SRTcsn would
only be satisfied by Admiral Luce coming
down here and issuing proclamation that
would be equivalent to a declaration Of war,
and acting the part generally OF a bald-head-
character that Admiral Luce may well ask
to be saved from his Canadian friends.
An American Bishop Chosen.
Especial to the PREss.l
HALIFAX, N. s., August 1.-THE Nova
Scotia synod, today, elected the Rt Rev.
DIR. Perry, bishop of Iowa, bishop of Nova
Scotia. Bishop Perry was selected as a
compromise candidate. the high and low
church parties having dead-locked over their
respective candidates. The bishop of Illi-
nois addressed the meeting and expressed
the opinion that the transfer of an Ameri-
can bishop to a British colonial see would do
a great deal towards the unity of the
churches. Biphop Perry Is expected to ar
rive here tomorrow from England, where he
went TO preach a sermon ON the centennial of
the conservation of the first American
bishop. In case Bishop Perry refuses to ac-
cept the English oldest colonial see, the Sc
lection Of bishop from this diocese will be
referred to the archbishop of York and Can
terbury and the bishop Of London.
A Doubtful Report.
NEW YORK, Aug. ia special to the
Herald from Winnipeg says that on his way
to the northwest Senator Sherman travelled
a considerable distance with Senator Ogilvie,
the great flour mill king Of Canada. Mr..
Ogilvie states that he discussed the CONNER
cial union and fisheries question fully with
Mr.. Sherman, and that the latter assured
him that the fisheries question was but a
trifiing one in the United States. Of interest
to few people Of Massachusetts and Maine,
hut that citizens generally Of the United
Statss---ckl l6ttle or no interest in the ques-
tion. Mr.. Sherman ffHHrther stated stated that he
regarded the action Of the Dominion govern,
ment upon the question as perfectly within
their rights and extremely moderate. He
said tine Dominion was quite right In catch
ing and Furnishing all thieves who persisted
in stealing their fish. :.
a Rumor from halifax.
HALIFAX. N. s., Aug. lit is rumored
here that Commodore Benham will succeed
Admiral Luce in the command of the North
Atlantic squadron. The correspondent asked
the Admiral what he thought of Secretary
Whitney's rebuke, and was told that he had
been In the service too long to be much an
noyed by these little matters. The officer
quoted Shakespeare as follows: Behold
the great image Of authority; dog obeyed
in ONCE"